Update 2024-03-18 (4): On Monday (18 March), the Israeli army attacked suspected Hamas positions in the Al-Shifa hospital, which is located in the Zeytoun district of Gaza City, and ordered people in the vicinity of the building to leave the area. Fighting intensified during the course of the day. According to further media reports in the afternoon (local time), Israeli forces announced that they had killed at least 20 suspected militants during their operation at Al-Shifa hospital. Meanwhile, additional bombardments were reported in the Nuseirat refugee camp and in Tal al-Hawa (Khan Yunis), resulting in multiple casualties.